Birds in Mexico

228 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Mexico has 228 bird species recorded regularly there: 81 residents, 13 summer visitors, 99 winter visitors, 33 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 14 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Mexico in September

176 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 176 birds in September

Arriving in September: Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Nashville Warbler, American Redstart, Magnolia Warbler, Lincoln's Sparrow, Black-throated Green Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk and 28 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Mexico each month: most in April (202), fewest in June (121). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
From the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7 cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137 cm)51 families

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All 228 birds on the list

Showing 208–228 of 228 species

Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliacaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Budgerigar

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Feb–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescensLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Indian Peafowl

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatusLC

ResidentRare

Regularly Oct–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lewis's Woodpecker

Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Sapsucker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruberLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lapland Longspur

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoidesLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Swan Goose

Swan Goose

Anser cygnoidesEN

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pacific Golden-Plover

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulvaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marilaLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Junglefowl

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Dec–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl

Asio otusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaeaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactylaVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalisVU

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulataLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Varied Thrush

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naeviusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagrisLC

ResidentRare

Regularly Dec–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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